ssl Let's Encrypt Certificate Renewals (TLS-SNI-01 Validation) If you've set up Let's Encrypt certificates in the past, you would've most likely received emails indicating that action is required in order to prevent upcoming renewals from breaking (starting Feb. 13, 2019)
cloud Cloud (VPS) Hosting Compared Over these past couple years, I've tried a fair number of cloud server providers to get a better idea how feasible each one of them are. To be clear, we're going to cover
Linux SSH Key Setup Premise Sometimes connections requires a password or a really long command, so by adding your public key to the server you can just do something like: ssh user@123.45.67.89 Then
Linux How to Delete Partitions from Storage Media When it comes to trying new Linux distros, I find myself deleting hidden partitions from time to time. This is also useful when software tools set up your USB flash drive or SD
DNS Resolve DNS Errors on Google Chrome Ever try loading a webpage and get greeted with a DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN or ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED? This is actually a DNS issue that could be resolved on the OS side.
wordpress WordPress Update Failed due to Permissions Seeing a recent update that was released for WordPress (4.2.2), I decided it was a good idea to get caught up with the version as it patched the XSS vulnerability that
BitTorrent Set up BitTorrent Sync on your Linux Server With the general availability of BitTorrent Sync 2.0 recently announced, we see introduction of many Pro features for their service. I played around with the platform when it was still in the
Linux High CPU/RAM Usage by "update-apt-xapi" So I've been getting warnings from my host lately regarding high CPU and memory use on my VPSs. From what I could tell, the offending process was update-apt-xapi - it would be consuming
shellshock Securing Your Machines from the "Shellshock" Bug Dubbed "Shellshock", this exploit can allow attackers to inject code through the Bash utility. The affected software being common in Unix based systems can potentially put both Mac and Linux users
announcement Year in Review for 2013 There's no doubt time flies, and with a blink of an eye 2013 is approaching its last few days. It felt like yesterday I was still attending classes, but now I'm currently working
Linux Quick Tip: Adjust sudo Password Timeout Duration Find yourself entering your password quite often when running a "sudo" command? This is because it only lasts for 15 minutes by default, and can be a bit of nuisance if
Transmission Install Transmission on a Remote Machine (with Web UI) This is another quick project that I felt well suited to be deployed on a Raspberry Pi or any other Linux server. Hook up some external storage to the Pi and you have
Linux Quick Fix: Brightness Control on Laptop for Linux (Mint, Ubuntu, etc.) Here's a tip that might help some people out. So I've installed various Linux distributions on my Acer TimelineX (3820T series) and usually find much of the hardware working out of the box
work Project Highlight: Honeypot Deployment (Part 2) This is a new two-part series looking back at some of the project work I was involved in. One of the more intriguing pieces was designing and hosting a honeypot (Wikipedia) in an
work Project Highlight: Honeypot Deployment (Part 1) This will be a new two-part series looking back at some of the project work I was involved in. One of the more intriguing pieces was designing and hosting a honeypot (Wikipedia) in
Linux Is your Apache Server under Attack? The Apache web server is a fairly common service that powers many websites today, and it's been under attack for about a bit over a month now. These attacks differ in terms of
uTorrent Get Rid of Those Ads in uTorrent Acquisitions don’t seem to find “happy” endings these days, like a possible sale of Linksys where Cisco picked up in 2003 (looks like Belkin is the new "owner" now). On